JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 2

Meaning

Kanji 毀

break

break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined

Stroke Order
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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
こぼ.つこわ.すこぼ.れるこわ.れるそし.るやぶ.る
Onyomi 音読み
Nanori 名乗り
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Added to Jōyō: 2010

Jōyō
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JLPT
JLPT N3
Frequency
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Strokes
13
Radical
Components
Kanji Kentei
Level 2
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Related vocabulary

Showing 24 common entries

Showing 24 of 24 entries that include this kanji.

壊す

こわす

to break (a bill, etc.)

壊れる

こわれる

to break (down)

毀損

きそん

damage

毀つ

こぼつ

to destroy

毀れ

こぼれ

nick

毀れる

こぼれる

to be chipped

毀壊

きかい

being broken

毀棄

きき

destruction

毀傷

きしょう

injury

毀誉

きよ

praise and censure

毀誉褒貶

きよほうへん

praise and censure

破棄

はき

reversal (of an original ruling on appeal)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

台風で古い看板が損した。

the old signboard was damaged by the typhoon.

床に落として、皿の縁が少しれた。

after it fell to the floor, the rim of the plate got slightly chipped.

鍵で机の表面をしてしまった。

i accidentally damaged the surface of the desk with a key.

彼は人の名誉をすようなことは言わない。

he does not say things that would damage another person's reputation.

根拠のない批判は相手をただすだけだ。

criticism without basis only destroys the other person.